On the Road Again 2026 – Day 2 It’s squigee on the ‘bidgee

Day 2 Tuesday 9/6/2026, Lurg, Vic to Gundagai, NSW 10-18 light rain

We wake up to light rain on the roof. With two doonas (duvets) we stayed warm and toasty last night. As the sun tries to break through, a double rainbow lights the sheep paddock.

Back on the Hume Highway and there’s too much cloud for us to see the snow on the alps today, we know it’s up there because the skiers are very happy with a good start to their season.

We top up the fuel at South Wangaratta, miss the highway on ramp and meander off through ‘Wang’ commenting on how busy the town is these days.

Stretching our legs at Albury, it’s brisk and grey, and autumn leaves still cling to the trees. We know there’ll be toilets in the Information Centre which is near where we are parked. What an impressive building it is, and it is shared with a library and a museum.

Of course, we’re across the border now and into New South Wales and we’ve only seen 3 northbound caravans since we left home in Melbourne. It seems that we’ve now left all the trucks behind in Albury too, as the road is very quiet. Near Tarcutta, they’re erecting high tension towers, there must be a solar array going in around here somewhere. Rolling hills, green valleys, little creeks, this is iconic southern NSW. Tarcutta is the trucking halfway point between Sydney and Melbourne, being 424 k’s from Sydney and 436 k’s from Melbourne. It is here that trucks swap their loads and make the return journey from whence they came.

Cows, gum trees, horses, and the next blue hill in the distance. Concrete roads and often not a car or truck to be seen. This feels weird but gosh it is a pleasant drive to have it all to ourselves.

We’re tired by the time we pull into Gundagai. With the recent rains it is squigee on the ground, yep it’s squigee on the bidgee. With more rain forecast we choose the River Caravan Park for the night, but first it’s time to grab a few things in town. Bread from the bakery, I’ll swear that the old wooden fly wire door is as old as the town itself, I’ve never seen fly wire like that before. Now a few bits are needed from the local Foodworks. Interestingly, the quaint post office is now a reception / function venue and the post office is now located in the Foodworks store. But only until 2pm daily. Not only can you post a parcel, but you can buy 3 long necks for $21.99. Gundy has kept most of its character from the 1940’s and 50’s when it was a busy stopover on the old narrow, winding highway. These days it has been beautified with statuary, hedges and gardens.

The caravan park is situated below town on the banks of the Murrumbidgee River and is currently carpeted with autumn leaves. At the back of the park is the old timber railway bridge that spans the wide floodplain. Back in 1852 the town, which had been situated on the river flats despite warnings from the indigenous community, was demolished by a raging flood that swept 89 people to their deaths. Wiradjuri men Yarri and Jacky Jacky risked their own lives to save 69 people from the floodwaters with little more than their own strength, a boat and a bark canoe.*